Republic of Lebanon

Ministry of Public Health

Meningitis Surveillance

Table 1:Reported meningitis cases - Lebanon 2013

Months: 1 to 12

as on 12/02/2014

N %
1.Bacterial 153 75.0%
Neisseria meningitidis (Nm) 6 2.9%
Haemophilus influenzae (Hi) 1 0.5%
Streptococcus pneumoniae (Sp) 18 8.8%
Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mt) 0 0.0%
Other with identified agent 19 9.3%
Bacterial not eslsewhere classified (BNOS) 109 53.4%
2.Aseptic 27 13.2%
3.Unspecified 24 11.8%
TOTAL 204 100.0%
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Table 2:Reported meningitis cases by mohafazat - Lebanon 2013

Months: 1 to 12

as on 12/02/2014

Mohafaza Neisseria meningitidis Haemophilus influenzae Streptococcus pneumoniae Mycobacterium tuberculosis Bacterial identified agent Bacterial unidentified agent Viral / aseptic Unspecified Total
North 1 0 6 0 5 13 1 4 30
Beqaa 0 0 3 0 4 16 4 7 34
Nabatieh 0 0 0 0 1 7 1 3 12
South 0 1 2 0 3 5 0 0 11
Mount Lebanon 5 0 6 0 4 53 11 8 87
Beirut 0 0 1 0 2 15 9 0 27
LEBANON 6 1 18 0 19 109 27 24 204
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Table 2:Reported meningitis cases by caza - Lebanon 2013

Months: 1 to 12

as on 12/02/2014

Mohafaza Caza Neisseria meningitidis Haemophilus influenzae Streptococcus pneumoniae Mycobacterium tuberculosis Bacterial identified agent Bacterial unidentified agent Viral / aseptic Unspecified Total
North Akkar 1 0 1 0 1 6 1 3 13
North Menieh Dinnieh 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2
North Tripoli 0 0 4 0 2 4 0 1 11
North Zghorta 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2
North Koura 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
North Becharre 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
North Batroun 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bekaa Hermel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Bekaa Baalbeck 0 0 1 0 1 7 1 1 11
Bekaa Zahle 0 0 2 0 1 4 2 3 12
Bekaa West Bekaa 0 0 0 0 2 4 1 1 8
Bekaa Rashaya 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 3
Nabatieh Nabatieh 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 2 9
Nabatieh Hasbaya 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
Nabatieh Marjeoun 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Nabatieh Bint Jbeil 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
South Saida 0 0 2 0 3 4 0 0 9
South Tyr 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2
South Jezzine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mount Lebanon Jbeil 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 4
Mount Lebanon Kesrwan 0 0 2 0 1 6 0 0 9
Mount Lebanon Metn 1 0 2 0 1 7 2 0 13
Mount Lebanon Baabda 3 0 2 0 1 29 5 4 44
Mount Lebanon Aley 1 0 0 0 0 5 2 1 9
Mount Lebanon Chouf 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 3 8
Beirut Beirut 0 0 1 0 2 15 9 0 27
Unspecified Unspecified 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3
LEBANON 6 1 18 0 19 109 27 24 204
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Meningitis Surveillance

Table 5:Reported meningitis cases by month - Lebanon 2013

Months: 1 to 12

as on 12/02/2014

Month Neisseria meningitidis Haemophilus influenzae Streptococcus pneumoniae Mycobacterium tuberculosis Bacterial identified agent Bacterial unidentified agent Viral / aseptic Unspecified Total
Jan 1 1 2 0 1 5 0 0 10
Feb 2 0 4 0 1 5 1 1 14
Mar 0 0 2 0 1 5 2 1 11
Apr 3 0 2 0 2 11 0 0 18
May 0 0 2 0 0 14 3 3 22
Jun 0 0 1 0 5 12 7 2 27
Jul 0 0 0 0 2 20 5 2 29
Aug 0 0 1 0 1 10 6 0 18
Sep 0 0 1 0 0 5 2 3 11
Oct 0 0 1 0 1 12 1 6 21
Nov 0 0 1 0 3 5 0 4 13
Dec 0 0 1 0 2 5 0 2 10
TOTAL 6 1 18 0 19 109 27 24 204
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Table 4:Reported meningitis cases by age - Lebanon 2013

Months: 1 to 12

as on 12/02/2014

Age group Neisseria meningitidis Haemophilus influenzae Streptococcus pneumoniae Mycobacterium tuberculosis Bacterial identified agent Bacterial unidentified agent Viral / aseptic Unspecified Total
0-4y 2 0 6 0 9 40 7 10 74
5-14y 0 0 3 0 2 40 14 6 65
15-24y 1 1 1 0 2 9 1 0 15
25-64y 3 0 5 0 6 16 5 7 42
65+y 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 1 7
TOTAL 6 1 18 0 19 109 27 24 204
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Meningitis Surveillance

Table 5:Reported meningitis cases by gender - Lebanon 2013

Months: 1 to 12

as on 12/02/2014

Gender Neisseria meningitidis Haemophilus influenzae Streptococcus pneumoniae Mycobacterium tuberculosis Bacterial identified agent Bacterial unidentified agent Viral / aseptic Unspecified Total
Male 6 1 9 0 11 72 17 15 131
Female 0 0 9 0 8 37 10 9 73
Unspecified 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 6 1 18 0 19 109 27 24 204
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Table 12:Reported meningitis cases by outcome - Lebanon 2013

Months: 1 to 12

as on 12/02/2014

Outcome Neisseria meningitidis Haemophilus influenzae Streptococcus pneumoniae Mycobacterium tuberculosis Bacterial identified agent Bacterial unidentified agent Viral / aseptic Unspecified Total
Guerison 3 1 9 0 5 88 24 12 142
Death 3 0 6 0 6 3 0 1 19
Sequelae 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
unknown 0 0 2 0 8 18 3 11 42
TOTAL 6 1 18 0 19 109 27 24 204
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Meningitis Surveillance